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( 971 71 22 77;
www.palausafont.com
; Carrer dels Apuntadors 38, Palma de Mallorca; s incl break-
fast €72-95, d incl breakfast €123-185; )
Slip down a quiet side street to this
former 16th-century palace, with 19 rooms decorated in a sparse, minimalist style.
Wrought-iron beds, exposed-stone columns and a few splashes of colour - a pale-green
headboard or a simple red chair - give the rooms a feeling of almost monastic calm wed-
ded to contemporary Mediterranean style.
Hotel Tres
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€€€
( 971 71 73 33;
www.hoteltres.com
;
Carrer dels Apuntadors 3, Palma de Mallorca; s €160-280, d
€170-290, ste €313-544; )
Hotel Tres swings joyously between 16th-century
town palace and fresh-faced Scandinavian design. Centred on a courtyard with a single
palm, the rooms are cool and minimalist, with cowhide benches, anatomy-inspired prints
and nice details like rollaway desks and Durance aromatherapy cosmetics. Head up to the
roof terrace at sunset for a steam and swim as the cathedral begins to twinkle.
If you want a terrace, request room 101, 201 or 206. Young, friendly staff amp up the
cool factor.
Hotel San Lorenzo
HISTORIC HOTEL
€€€
( 971 72 82 00;
www.hotelsanlorenzo.com
; Carrer de Sant Llorenç 14, Palma de Mallorca; s
€160-205, d €172-215, ste €270; )
Tucked inside the old quarter, this hotel resides in
a beautifully restored 17th-century building. It has a fragrant Mallorcan courtyard, its
own bar, a rooftop terrace with cathedral views and a bijou garden with swimming pool.
Rooms come in a range of styles, from antique wooden furniture and tiled bathrooms to
warm-toned rooms with Mallorcan fabrics.
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Hotel Mirador
HOTEL
€€
( 971 73 20 46;
www.hotelmirador.es
; Passeig Marítim 10, Palma de Mallorca; d €81-134, f
€132-174; )
The Mirador's revamped rooms have a stripped-back aesthetic
that emphasises clean lines, charcoal-and-white tones and marble floors. There's a small
gym and a spa with a heated pool, jets, sauna and
hammam
, as well as a terrace with har-
bour views. The road outside can be pretty busy, so the double glazing is a plus. It's a
20-minute walk from the centre.
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